PC-SIG: World of Games/PC-SIG World of Games (CDRM1080710) (1993).iso/329/GRABBAG.DAT

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Grab Bag
50
A method of escape from jail as common as any other is
picking up a broom and sweeping one's way out.
digging one's way out underground.
sawing through one's cell bars.
bribing a guard to allow one's escape.
A
0
To envigorate his power, the original Popeye cartoon character ate
spinach.
garlic.
radishes.
turnips.
B
0
Some prizefighters toughen up the skin on their hands by soaking them in
ammonia.
diluted lye.
beef-pickling brine.
natron.
C
0
Foreigners from only one country can enter the U.S. legally without a visa:
Mexico.
Canada.
Great Britain.
Sweden.
B
0
On a clear day in flat, open country, a person can see approximately
1 kilometre.
2 kilometre.
5 kilometre.
10 kilometre.
C
0
Which letter in English is used five times more than any other?
"e."
"t."
"a."
"i."
A
0
What percentage of the bones in your body are in your hands?
1%.
10%.
25%.
50%.
C
0
U.S. consulates in what country replace more lost passports than elsewhere?
Mexico.
USSR.
Vietnam.
Italy.
D
0
Where did we get the "jack" in "jackknife"?
From Jack, the Ripper.
From David "Jack" Bowie.
From its use in killing jackrabbits.
From Jacques de Liege, the maker of the first folding knife.
D
0
What percentage of the Camp Fire Girls do boys make up?
0%.
5%.
15%.
30%.
C
0
What does it mean to moor your boat "Mediterranean style"?
The stern is tied to the pier, and the bow is held by the anchor.
The boat is moored only by the anchor.
The boat is moored by the stern only.
To put the boat in dry dock.
A
0
In which of the lower 48 states is the largest wilderness area?
California.
New York.
Texas.
Florida.
B
0
Most child prodigies are
first-born boys of older middle-class parents.
boys of young upper-class parents.
girls of gifted mothers.
children both of whose parents have I.Q.'s over 140.
A
0
People of what Western European country bathe least?
Germany.
France.
Denmark.
Italy.
B
0
Salads in salad-bar containers in Sydney, Australia, rest in
sea water.
warm vegetable oil.
dry ice.
hot water.
D
0
When in your life did you have more hair on your back than a grown gorilla?
4 months before birth.
8 months before birth.
at birth.
1 year after birth.
A
0
What percent of the liquor drinkers drink 50% of the liquor?
1%.
15%.
30%.
50%.
B
0
More illegal aliens emigrate from Mexico in a day than from Canada in
1 year.
5 years.
10 years.
25 years.
A
0
Hard-boiled eggs that won't peel are probably
rotten.
too old.
too fresh.
fertilized.
C
0
What percentage of broken necks result from car smash-ups?
11%.
31%.
58%.
76%.
C
0
Only one citizen in how many has an I.Q. over 140 ("genius")?
25.
50.
100.
500.
B
0
What is the typical lifetime of an umbrella?
1 year.
2.5 years.
5 years.
7.5 years.
B
0
What is the average price now for a promising thoroughbred yearling?
$10,000.
$250,000.
$500,000.
$1,000,000.
C
0
The value of an Oriental rug is figured by
the quality of the color dyes.
the tensile strength of the thread.
the density of the knots.
the place of origin.
C
0
What percentage of U.S. homes now have cable television?
10%.
22%.
41%.
55%.
C
0
What percentage of people in the U.S. can't remember life without television?
25%.
55%.
70%.
95%.
C
0
Who was the first woman to serve as a network news correspondent?
Pauline Frederick.
Barbara Walters.
Diane Sawyer.
Leslie Stahl.
A
0
What can be done to a diamond to enhance its brilliance, if anything?
Nothing.
Bombarding it with gamma rays.
Soaking it in a natron solution.
Boiling it in distilled water for 18 hours.
B
0
How long does it take a (saguaro) cactus to form one branch?
1 year.
10 years.
30 years.
50 years.
C
0
The unicorn was dreamed up long ago by somebody who saw
the oryx.
the zebra.
the gnu.
the giraffe.
A
0
The two most lethal weapons are
knives and the human fist.
guns and cars.
cars and knives.
guns and knives.
B
0
By what margin was Hitler elected to leadership of the Nazi party in 1921?
1 vote.
1000 votes.
100,000 votes.
1,000,000 votes.
A
0
What percentage of earnings by screen actors is paid by commercials?
22%.
33%.
52%.
76%.
C
0
Abraham Lincoln's favorite dessert was
grasshopper pie.
molasses pie.
rhubarb pie.
apple pie.
B
0
How many grammatical errors occur in the two-word sentence "Them's them"?
0.
1.
2.
3.
D
0
How much money do Broadway stars typically make per week?
$12,500.
$25,000.
$50,000.
$100,000.
A
0
Of what is cinammon made?
Ground nuts.
Dried herbs.
Tree bark.
Desiccated mushrooms.
C
0
What kind of bird does backward somersaults in flight?
The pigeon.
The hummingbird.
The robin.
The starling.
A
0
Why is the "macadamia nut" so called?
From a city in Hawaii.
From a Scottish missionary.
From Australian chemist John Macadam.
From a native Hawaiian word.
C
0
How many visits to physicians are for conditions that will go away naturally?
5-10%.
20-25%.
50-75%.
80-90%.
C
0
The ratio of women to men in the Soviet Union now runs
137 to 100.
114 to 100.
89 to 100.
76 to 100.
B
0
In the Pentagon you can walk from any suite to any other suite in
6 minutes or less.
10 minutes or less.
14 minutes or less.
23 minutes or less.
A
0
Nevada casino dealers make about
$225 per week.
$450 per week.
$600 per week.
$725 per week.
A
0
It is claimed that there are more publishers than anywhere else in the world in
New York, New York.
Atlanta, Georgia.
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Santa Barbara, California.
D
0
It is claimed that there are more writers than anywhere else in the world in
New York, New York.
Washington, DC.
Chicago, Illinois.
Los Angeles, California.
B
0
The biggest encyclopaedia in the set is always the one labeled
"A."
"G."
"S."
"T."
C
0
The average tip of diners nationwide is now
10.5% of the check.
12.2% of the check.
14.5% of the check.
17.3% of the check.
C
0
In Minneapolis you can't legally drive
a red car.
a yellow car.
an orange car.
a white car.
A
0
What percentage of people who buy running shoes don't run in them?
10%.
33%.
50%.
67%.
D
0
One in every five mixed drinks contains
gin.
vodka.
vermouth.
bourbon.
B
0
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